Press Releases

Hoeven Secures Commitment from Air Force to Upgrade ND Air Guard from Predator to Reaper in Coming Months

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Air Force has agreed to upgrade the North Dakota Air Guard’s unmanned aircraft from Predators to the MQ-9 Reaper in...

Hoeven China to Import U.S. Beef, Natural Gas

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it has reached an agreement to export U.S. beef and natural gas to...

Hoeven Announces More Than $775,000 Substance Abuse Grant to UND

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...

Hoeven Secures Commitment from VA Secretary to Expand Access to Long-Term Care Services

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs this week, Senator John Hoeven secured a commitment from Secretary of Veterans Affairs...

Hoeven: Creation of USDA Undersecretary for Trade Good News for Farmers and Ranchers

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today released the following statement after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue announced...

Hoeven Statement on Confirmation of Robert Lighthizer as U.S. Trade Representative

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Robert Lighthizer as the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR):  “Trade is an essential part of our state’s...

Hoeven: BLM Methane Rule Will Continue to Burden Energy Production, Economic Growth

WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Senate failed to pass a resolution to repeal the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) methane rule by a...

Hoeven Statement on Dismissal of FBI Director James Comey

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Hoeven released the following statement on the dismissal of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey: “While Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s letter made...

Hoeven to Host Transportation Secretary Chao in Fargo

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that he will be hosting U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao for the 2017 Drone Focus Conference starting on May 31st in Fargo,...

Hoeven: Repealing BLM Methane Rule Will Provide Regulatory Relief, Support Jobs & the Economy

WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven today spoke on the Senate floor, urging his colleagues to repeal the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) final rule regarding methane emissions on federal and...

Hoeven Congratulates and Meets with North Dakota Students Honored for Their Volunteer Work

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today met with Annabelle Barcomb of Minot and Nidhi Mahale of Fargo who were named North Dakota’s top youth volunteers for 2017 by the Prudential...

Hoeven: EPA Signs Proposed Rule to Approve ND Application to Regulate Class VI Injection Wells, Will Help Advance CCS Technologies

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signed a proposed federal rule to approve the State of North Dakota’s application for regulatory...